More Precise FX Risk Management

Now available: Wednesday options on futures are now available for trading.

Wednesday options on futures have been available for trading since October 29, just in time for the November 1 FOMC rate announcement. The addition of Wednesday options provides you with the opportunity to fine-tune your trading strategies, particularly ahead of mid-week market-moving events and reports. The new Wednesday options will have the exact specification of the existing options expiring on Fridays, but they will expire on Wednesdays.

Key Benefits

Available on EUR/USD, JPY/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD and CAD/USD

Premium-Quoted or Volatility-Quoted formats

European-style expiration at 2 p.m. Central Time (CT)[RM1] [RH2]

Four contracts listed on a rolling basis, starting with: November 1, 8, 15 and 22

Event-Driven Trading Opportunities: Add a new maturity to your strategy and access the liquidity of Wednesdays

Remaining Central Bank Meetings for 2018

Event

Upcoming Dates

FOMC

March 20-21
May 1-2
June 12-13
July 31-August 1
September 25-26
November 7-8
December 18-19

Bank of England

February 8
March 22
May 10
June 21
August 2
September 13
October 1
December 20

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